Lisa Cuchara  


Streets of Cuba by Lisa Cuchara

June 2018 - Streets of Cuba

About the Image(s)

Cuba, streets before the sunrise

out before the sun rose, I Ioved the blue sky and the way the street light cast a warm yellow glow on this creamy building

I wonder if I should clone out the street grate.

Three exposures, tonemapped in PS CC ACR

Camera Model: OLYMPUS E-M1MarkII
Aperture: 8
ISO: 500
Lens: OLYMPUS M.12-100mm F4.0


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6 comments posted




 
Lisa-I'm visiting from group 32 & 65 and just had to comment. You're image is well done and I agree with you that the pre-dawn street light provides an interesting warm yellow cast. I think the street gate provides additional interest. The desolation of this old building creates a mood, and the blue sign with the white arrow is a great addition. Great image.   Posted: 06/04/2018 22:04:07



Rick Cloran   Rick Cloran
I think you nailed it for this type of scene and the pre-dawn lighting. The colors and tones look perfectly natural to me. I have no issue with the grate in the street. I would leave it as it is. This strikes me as a setting in the animated film COCO. It just needs a few folks and/or skeletons celebrating the Day of The Dead.   Posted: 06/07/2018 20:18:41



Tom McCreary   Tom McCreary
(Groups 7 & 32 & 57)
Great capture of the complementary colors -- makes for a strong image. Your processing is very good and natural. The street grate is not a problem to me. Nitpicking, but I would crop off the green area on the far left, and get rid of the small light spots in the window on the far right.   Posted: 06/10/2018 10:44:46
Lisa Cuchara   Lisa Cuchara
yes, the green on the left can definitely go
wish I had the whole window on the right   Posted: 06/21/2018 10:49:48



Brad Ashbrook   Brad Ashbrook
The location, composition, lighting and processing are very good. Just wish there was someone sitting on the corner, I guess you can't have everything!   Posted: 06/19/2018 17:36:56



Max Burke   Max Burke
Captures the mood of Cuba, as seen in most all other images I have viewed of the cities or communities. The colors with the yellow building being photographed at the right time says a lot about what has happened to that country.   Posted: 06/19/2018 20:06:53